# Accident 20021008028929A: Piper PA28140, Lakeview, AR, October 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2002, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3486° N, 92.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3486&lon=-92.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4344J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4344J-2006-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021008028929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2002, AT 1845 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N4344J, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED A BLUFF WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND TWO RATED PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GASTONS AIRPORT, LAKEVIEW ARKANSAS, AT 1840, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA008), Oct 8, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N4344J), Lakeview, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain while maneuvering.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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